Confluence: Czech and Slovak Artists Explore Venice's Lagoon Ecosystem

The exhibition 'Confluence' at Marignana Arte in Venice, curated by Lucie Drdová and Mária Gálová, runs until October 30, 2024. It features works by artists from the Czech Republic and Slovakia that examine Venice's lagoon ecosystem through microbiology, glass art, and philosophy. Daniel Vlček's 'Doom Doom, Microbica Zoom' uses sensors and glass vessels to monitor Salicornia fruticosa, creating a soundscape of microbial changes. Matyas Pavlik's 'La Magia delle Palafitte' explores the wooden foundations of Venetian architecture. Romana Drdová's 'L'isola del corpo' presents glass casts of her body on embroidered velvet, addressing female body myths. Lukáš Likavčan's 'Micromessaggi I-III' incorporates philosophical concepts from the Anthropocene. Marine engineer Giovanni Cecconi contributed authentic lagoon elements. The exhibition frames Venice as an ecotone where natural and human worlds coexist.